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- (1) A microbrewery-restaurant private club applicant may apply to obtain a microbrewery-restaurant private club permit through the procedures provided under 3 CAR § 5-102(a)(14) and 3 CAR § 1-202.
- (2) The application for a microbrewery-restaurant private club shall be submitted to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division and accompanied by an annual permit fee of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).
- (3) In an area in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is not authorized by local option under Arkansas Code § 3-8-201 et seq., the application for a microbrewery-restaurant private club permit shall be accompanied by an additional application fee of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).
- (4) The Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division may issue a permit as authorized in this section upon determination that the applicant is qualified and that the application is in the public interest.
- (b) The director may issue a microbrewery-restaurant private club permit if the microbrewery-restaurant private club premises are in a dry area and the governing body has approved an applicant.
- (c) The director may issue an additional microbrewery-restaurant private club permit after October 1, 2019, to a person or entity holding a microbrewery-restaurant private club permit as of October 1, 2019, and having more than five percent (5%) common ownership with a person or entity if the person or entity holds a permit under the Arkansas Small Brewery Act, Arkansas Code § 3-5-1401 et seq., or qualifies as a supplier under Arkansas Code § 3-5-1102.